‘Ferdie’ nears super typhoon strength

MANILA – State forecasters are not discounting the possibility of typhoon ‘Ferdie’ (international name ‘Meranti’) further intensifying into a super typhoon while inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Such scenario is possible since the already intense ‘Ferdie’ threatening Northern Luzon at present is still over water where this typhoon can further gather energy it needs to gain more strength, said Buddy Javier, who is a weather forecaster of State-run Philippine Atmospheric,Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).